Neutrogena Enters $4.7M Deal In BIPA Suit Over Skin360 App

By Gianna Ferrarin

A former Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has agreed to pay $4.7 million to settle a potential class action claiming it unlawfully stored and collected facial scans of people who used its Neutrogena Skin360 tool, according to a filing in New Jersey federal court.

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Intel Faces Fraud Suit Over AI Ad Tech Misrepresentation

By Celeste Bott

Intel Corp. and one of its directors are being sued for fraud in Illinois state court by 200 plaintiffs claiming the company fraudulently induced them to buy artificial intelligence technology it developed to help facilitate location-based targeted advertising and misrepresented its intention to buy the data that was collected.

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Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense

By Elaine Briseño

Canadian hockey officials asked the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior players who sued the National Hockey League and its pipeline organizations over alleged antitrust violations, arguing certain rules actually benefit the community and foster competition.

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States, Unions Urge DC Circ. To Block Haiti TPS Termination

By Tom Lotshaw

California-led states and a coalition of unions urged the D.C. Circuit to deny the Trump administration's push to end temporary protected status for Haiti during an ongoing legal challenge, arguing it would harm families, communities and the economy.

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Illinois' Pritzker Proposes Social Media Tax To Fund Education

By Maria Koklanaris

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed Wednesday that the state levy a new tax on social media companies with at least 100,000 users in the state and direct the money raised to education as part of a $56 billion budget plan he unveiled for fiscal 2027.

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Amazon Escapes Fired Pansexual Worker's Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

An Illinois federal judge tossed a pansexual Amazon worker's bias suit claiming that a colleague called him a homophobic slur and that he was fired for complaining about it, ruling he can't overcome evidence that he was terminated for racking up too much "idle time" on the job.

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Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit

By Lauraann Wood

Healthcare technology company Tempus AI illegally compelled a genetic testing company to disclose its "massive trove" of genetic data through acquisition and then further disclosed affected individuals' private data to other companies without consent, an Illinois mother told a federal court.

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Nordic Energy Faces Trimmed Suit Over Energy Pricing

By Elaine Briseño

An Illinois federal judge allowed a homeowner to move forward with a lawsuit that accused Nordic Energy Services LLC of charging him higher prices than promised, finding language in the contract describing the charges supported the plaintiff's interpretation of costs.

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7th Circ. Mulls Remanding Walmart ADA Injunction Bid Again

By Lauraann Wood

A Seventh Circuit judge seemed open Wednesday to having a Wisconsin judge again consider federal employment regulators' injunctive relief request after a jury found Walmart liable for failing to accommodate an employee with Down syndrome, saying the trial record suggests Walmart's schedule-related misstep may not have been a one-time mistake.

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Clarifying A Persistent Misconception About Settlement Talks

An Indiana federal court’s recent Cloudbusters v. Tinsley ruling underscores the often-misunderstood principle that Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence does not bar parties from referencing prior settlement communications in their pleadings — a critical distinction when such demands further a fraudulent or bad faith scheme, say attorneys at Hanson Bridgett.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes

Early-career attorneys may struggle to introduce clients to practitioners in other specialties, but cross-selling becomes easier once they know why it’s vital to their first years of practice, which mistakes to avoid and how to anticipate clients' needs, say attorneys at Moses & Singer.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds 35 Ballard Spahr Attys, 3 Offices

By Tracey Read

Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday that it has added all 35 public finance lawyers from Ballard Spahr LLP to its government services and finance department in multiple locations around the country, including three new markets in Baltimore, Denver and Phoenix.

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DOJ Atty Fined $500 A Day Over Withheld ICE Detainee ID

By Hailey Konnath

A Minnesota federal judge on Wednesday ordered a U.S. Department of Justice lawyer to pay $500 a day until an immigrant recently released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention gets his identification documents returned, according to the case docket.

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8th Circ. Pick Joins List Of Personal Attys Elevated By Trump

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump's latest appellate pick has served as the president's personal attorney and bills himself as "an attorney and strategist who fights for conservative values" on his LinkedIn profile.

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Attys React To Test Of Free Speech At Winter Olympics

By David Steele

The Winter Olympics in Milan have delivered the expected drama of national and individual success and defeat, but for sports law experts, one Ukrainian athlete's expulsion stood as a test of the rules governing political protest and personal expression.

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No Verdict Thursday In Goldstein Case

By Jared Foretek

The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial broke for the weekend on Thursday without reaching a verdict.

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Disqualification Bids Mount For Trio Leading NJ US Atty Office

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey criminal defendant who previously challenged the legality of former interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's appointment has now moved to disqualify the three assistant U.S. attorneys overseeing the office, aligning himself with a growing bloc of defendants saying the leadership structure violates federal appointment laws.

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Del. Chancery Court Saw Record Number Of Filings In 2025

By Rose Krebs

Delaware's nationally important Chancery Court saw a record number of case filings in 2025 and has relied on the state's Superior Court to help ease its judges' caseload, the First State's chief justice told legislators on Thursday.

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Doc Fight Delays Trial In $22M McCarter & English Loan Suit

By Brian Steele

The delayed disclosure of thousands of documents has created "a lot of prejudice" against McCarter & English as it fights a $22.5 million professional malpractice lawsuit, and the impending trial must be pushed back again, a Connecticut state judge said Thursday.

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Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed

By Emily Sawicki

A retired Illinois state judge who had published a MAGA-leaning opinion column, then was temporarily reinstated to the bench amid a judge shortage, has sued the justices of the state Supreme Court, alleging they deprived him of due process in ordering his removal.

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